| Everton | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Nigel Martyn | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| S2 | DR | Steve Watson | | DR | Jlloyd Samuel |
| S1 | DR | Alessandro Pistone | | DR | Ulises De la Cruz |
| DR | Tony Hibbert | | DR | Olof Mellberg |
| DR | Alan Stubbs | | DR | Ronny Johnsen |
| DR | Joseph Yobo | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| MD | Thomas Gravesen | | MD | Lee Hendrie |
| MD | Tobias Linderoth | | MD | Thomas Hitzlsperger |
| AM | Kevin Kilbane | | AM | Nolberto Solano |
| S3 | FD | Duncan Ferguson | S1 | FD | Darius Vassell |
| FD | Wayne Rooney | | FD | Juan Pablo Angel |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | David Unsworth | S1 | FD | Peter Crouch |
| S2 | FD | Tomasz Radzinski | | | |
| S3 | FD | Kevin Campbell | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | David Moyes | | | David O'Leary |